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Tall and slender, [Ioannides] delivered brief and incisive opening remarks, then conducted as gracefully as a dancer, giving a steady beat and clear cues without any showiness…the reading had a rightness about it, with the orchestra playing as if they were just having fun.

Ioannides’ flow brought the work to colorful life…[her program] included two gems not played often enough and the Piazzolla pieces we might never hear in concert again. It’s impressive programming, and it’s obvious her future is very, very bright.